Africa is not one market.
We know the difference.
Most global HR platforms treat Africa as an afterthought. We built for it from the start.
PAYE in Nigeria is not the same as PAYE in Ghana. Pension in Kenya is not the same as social security in Côte d'Ivoire. Labour law in Senegal is shaped by decades of French civil code. The tax tables in South Africa change every February. A platform built somewhere else and retrofitted for Africa will always miss something. PeopleQore was built to know the difference, and Rovedana's managed service has the people on the ground who live and work in these markets.
Where we started
Nigeria is where we proved the model.
We have been operating in Nigeria for over a decade. More than ₦2 billion in salaries disbursed. Hundreds of employers. Thousands of workers paid correctly and on time, every month. The Nigerian statutory landscape, PAYE, pension, NHF, NSITF, ITF, FIRS filings, is built into PeopleQore and executed daily by Rovedana's compliance team.
What's covered
- PAYE, calculated per state, remitted to the relevant State Internal Revenue Service
- Pension, computed and remitted to the employee's chosen Pension Fund Administrator
- National Housing Fund (NHF), Federal Mortgage Bank remittances
- NSITF, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund contributions
- ITF, Industrial Training Fund levy
- FIRS annual tax filings, handled for managed service clients
West Africa's second anchor
Ghana is the natural next step.
Ghana shares a border and a trade relationship with Nigeria. It runs its own PAYE system, its own Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), and its own labour laws under the Ghana Labour Act 2003. The currency is the cedi. The business culture is English-speaking. For Nigerian businesses expanding into Ghana, or Ghanaian businesses needing a proper HR function, PeopleQore speaks the language.
What's covered
- PAYE, calculated under Ghana Revenue Authority rates and brackets
- SSNIT, Social Security and National Insurance Trust contributions (13% employer, 5.5% employee)
- Tier 2 and Tier 3 pension contributions
- Multi-currency payroll, Ghana cedi disbursement
Eight countries. One currency. One framework.
Francophone West Africa is the most coherent expansion opportunity on the continent.
Eight West African nations share one currency, the CFA franc, pegged to the Euro. and one legal framework for business: OHADA. That combination of monetary stability and regulatory coherence is genuinely rare in Africa.
The UEMOA zone, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Guinea-Bissau, Togo, and Benin, operates on a shared currency pegged to the Euro at a fixed rate of 655.957 XOF. That means near-zero exchange rate volatility when you run payroll across these markets. Compare that to the naira or the cedi, and the operational advantage is obvious.
The OHADA legal framework, adopted by 17 West and Central African nations, creates a unified system of corporate and commercial law. For businesses operating across multiple Francophone markets, this dramatically reduces the complexity of employment contracts, statutory obligations, and compliance filings.
Labour codes across the region share a common ancestor in French labour law. The structures are familiar. The regulators are predictable. And critically, the market is underserved. There is no dominant free HR software platform operating in French across West Africa. That gap is ours to fill.
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
The commercial capital of Francophone West Africa. Abidjan is the region's financial hub. GDP growing consistently. A young, urbanising workforce. Social security through CNPS (Caisse Nationale de Prévoyance Sociale). Progressive income tax. 26 days statutory annual leave.
Senegal
A stable, growing economy with strong institutional frameworks. Pension contributions to CNSS and IPRES. Employer contributions of 8.4% to the pension fund. French-language administration throughout. Dakar is increasingly a hub for regional HQs.
Our approach
- French-language platform and support, not translated, built in French
- OHADA-compliant employment contracts and documentation
- Country-specific social security calculations: CNPS (Côte d'Ivoire), CNSS/IPRES (Senegal), country CNSS variants for other markets
- CFA franc payroll disbursement, no conversion required
- French-speaking HRBP available for managed service clients in the region
East Africa's technology and talent hub
Nairobi is East Africa's growth anchor, and we're building toward it.
Kenya has one of the most sophisticated HR and payroll regulatory environments in Sub-Saharan Africa. The National Social Security Fund (NSSF), National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF, now SHIF), Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) PAYE, and the Kenya Labour Relations Act create a complex but well-documented compliance landscape. PeopleQore's Kenya module is in development. Rovedana's managed service will operate in Kenya through local expertise partnerships.
What's covered
- KRA PAYE, progressive tax rates, P9 forms, annual returns
- NSSF contributions, employer and employee
- SHIF (formerly NHIF), health insurance contributions
- Kenyan shilling payroll disbursement
- Kenya Employment Act compliance
The continent's most sophisticated market
South Africa requires depth. We're building toward it carefully.
South Africa is the most complex HR and payroll jurisdiction on the continent. SARS PAYE with monthly EMP201 returns, Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) contributions, Skills Development Levy (SDL), and the comprehensive Labour Relations Act, Basic Conditions of Employment Act, and Employment Equity Act create a high-compliance environment. We are approaching this market in Wave 4, after establishing our presence in Francophone West Africa and East Africa, to ensure we enter with the right depth of local expertise.
We are not expanding into Africa. We are expanding across it.
Africa is 54 countries, 3,000 languages, and more than 1.4 billion people. It is not a monolith. It is not a single market. It is a continent of distinct economies, each with its own compliance requirements, its own labour laws, and its own business culture. We know the difference, and we build accordingly.
PeopleQore is being built country by country, not flag by flag. Every market we enter, we enter properly: with the right statutory compliance, the right local knowledge, and the right team to support managed service clients on the ground. Our expansion sequence is deliberate. Nigeria first. Ghana next. Francophone West Africa. East Africa. Southern Africa. Each market earns its place on the platform.
Start with PeopleQore today, wherever you are in Africa →